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Benny Wenda
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Benny Wenda is a West Papuan independence leader and Chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua. He is an international lobbyist for the independence of West Papua from Indonesia. He lives in exile in the United Kingdom.
Indonesia has kidnapped ‘Pesta Babi’ star to hide ecocide
Indonesia has kidnapped and threatened Mama Yasinta Moiwend (Mama Sinta), one of the Marind tribe featured in the documentary Pesta Babi, into denying the film and...
Genocide continues as Indonesia massacres ten West Papuans
While the world looks away, genocide continues in West Papua. Indonesian security forces have committed a series of new mass killings over the past ten...
Stop Indonesia’s crackdown on peaceful protest
On behalf of the ULMWP and the West Papuan people, I demand that Indonesia cease their crackdown on peaceful protest in the wake of...
Indonesia humiliates West Papuans with arbitrary arrests in Tambrauw
On behalf of the ULMWP and the people of West Papua, I condemn Indonesia’s cruel and humiliating arbitrary arrest of twelve West Papuans in Tambrauw Regency...
Indonesia lying about plane attack in Boven Digoel
The Indonesian government is tricking the world about its practices in West Papua. The Cessna plane the TPNPB fired upon in Boven Digoel was not...
President Wenda: December 1st a celebration of West Papuan unity
On behalf of the ULMWP, I declare this December 1st to be a celebration of West Papuan unity. In that spirit, I acknowledge and welcome...
Indonesia bombards Star Mountains as situation escalates across West Papua
Indonesia is again bombing Kiwirok, the site of a huge massacre in 2021 that killed over 300 West Papuan civilians. While President Prabowo talks about...
West Papua will never be an internal issue for Indonesia
No matter what the Indonesian ambassador to Fiji might say, West Papua is not and will never be an internal matter for Indonesia. West Papua...
Happy fiftieth Independence Day to Papua New Guinea
On behalf of the West Papuan people, I wish our brothers and sisters in Papua New Guinea a happy Independence Day. Fifty years of independence...
West Papua at Pacific Islands Forum
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) delegation has arrived in Honiara, Solomon Islands, for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders' Meeting. The crisis...
